She's My Curly Headed Baby

Cat. #1215 (MFH #597) - As sung by Mrs. Claudie and Glenda Sue Richardson, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 31, 1971

VERSE 1
She's my curly headed baby
That used to set on Mamma's knee
She's my curly headed baby
She's from sunna Tennessee

VERSE 2
I have loved her since I met her
More than any tongue can tell
If she ever proves unfaithful
I can never say, farewell

VERSE 3
I will tell ya about th women
I will tell you what they'll do
They cryin' around your shoulder
An' be flirting with another too

VERSE 4
I'd drather be in some dark hollow
Where th sun don't ever shine
Than to be some others darling
When she promise to be mine

VERSE 5
When I'm dead an' in my coffin
With my face turned to th sun
I want the people gather 'round me
To think of something I have done

VERSE 6
Now, I've told you about th women
I have told you what they'll do
They'll be crying 'round your shoulder
An' be flirting with another too

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